FLEURS et PLANTES, langage

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Du côté des coloris, l’apanage des cognassiers du Japon est surtout le rose, l’orange et le rouge, qu’ils peuvent arborer de la façon la plus éclatante.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Certains offrent toutefois un blanc pur, parfois même teinté de vert, et bien sûr, toutes les combinaisons : abricot, saumon, rouge avec une pointe de rose.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    On peut aussi trouver des fleurs blanches à revers rose, comme celles d’un pommier, les maladies en moins car ces arbustes sont très résistants.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1 - ‘Falconnet Charlet’ - Cette variété ancienne dépasse 4 m de hauteur et se couvre de fleurs semi-doubles rose foncé.

Utilisations : en haie ou avec des arbustes.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Signe particulier : il peut se conduire en tige unique, à former en tronc.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2 - Parmi les cognassiers rouge-oranger, citons les variétés Chaenomeles speciosa 'Rubra' et 'Friedsorfer'.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3 - 'Dwarf Poppy’ est une sélection ancienne de la sous-espèce alpine du cognassier du Japon, de 50 cm de hauteur, idéale en bordure.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         4 - ‘Toyo-Nishiki’. Ses fleurs blanches se teintent de rose en vieillissant, lui donnant une allure de pommier. Utilisations : en fond de massif ou au détour d’un bosquet, avec des camélias. Signe particulier : il forme des bouquets de fleurs de couleurs différentes sur les vieux sujets.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             5 - ‘Crimson Beauty’. Ce buisson touffu fleurit en gardant le pied garni, une caractéristique rare. Idéal pour un talus.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Utilisations : en haiesbasses (tailler pour limiter en largeur), ou à l’avant des massifs d’arbustes. Signe particulier : ses branches sont très emmêlées, il est épineux.